Important but tiny and overlooked fish, rapidly spinning black holes, ancient human migration, and the benefits of not staring at your phone.
SoT 336: Text Neck
- July 17, 2019
- Tagged as: black holes, cosmology, dogs, evolution, media, mobile phones, science reporting
Those puppy-dog eyes evolved specially for you, the widely accepted theory of supermassive black hole formation could be wrong, and you’re not growing horns because of your phone.
SoT 229: Lower Ranked Rats
- June 13, 2016
- Tagged as: bad science journalism, cancer, cancer vaccine, condoms, giant sponge, media, mobile phones, NOAA, oldest animal, sponge, Zika
A universal cancer vaccine, a old giant sponge, mobile phones and rat cancer, and stopping Zika with condoms!
SoT 12: The Honour Of The Cucumber
- June 9, 2011
- Tagged as: babies, bacteria, mobile phones, moral dilemma, morals, nematodes, penguins, race
Listen to this episode: 0.75x 1x 1.25x 1.5x 2x 0:00… SoT 12: The Honour Of The Cucumber Apple PodcastsSubscribe on AndroidSubscribe via RSSShare DownloadStitcherSpotifyGoogle PodcastsLeave a ReviewListen in a New WindowSoundCloudPlayer Embed Hosts: Ed Brown,…
SoT 10: Bee Sceptical
- May 26, 2011
- Tagged as: Albert Einstein, astronomy, bees, Dr Who, exoplanets, malaria, mobile phones, relativity
Rogue planets without stars The galaxy may swarm with billions of wandering planets.
Podcast Reviews
- Great Show
September 6, 2012 by Volk613 from AustraliaAlways informative, often entertaining. Great selection of regulars with a variety of interests and expertise. Also great guests with and Australian focus.
- Great science roundup
July 23, 2012 by SB AUST. from AustraliaNice to hear science news from an Aussie perspective and with a good dose of humour. Great work!
- Fun and smartJune 17, 2012 by wertys from Australia
I have enjoyed this podcast b/c it is very funny banter about science stories but there is also a serious edge to the analysis. It's proof that you can be amusing and entertaining as well as giving the science content its due. Highly recommended weekly listening.